Wednesday, August 04, 2010

PSN5: Herodotus and the Road to History.

I love Bethlehem Books and I love Jeanne Bendick. I don't know how I missed this book when it was released last year! Well, I ordered a copy last week and it's here on the school shelf ready for September. I can't wait to read it aloud to the kids this fall for our Ancient studies.

This is also a great title to get on your library's book shelves! Check to see if this title is already in your library's catalog. If it is, put a hold on it and check it out. If not, fill out a patron request form right away. This can usually be done online at your library's website.

Title: Herodotus and the Road to HistoryAuthor: Jeanne BendickPublisher: Be already Bethlehem BooksDate Published: October 2009ISBN-10: 1932350209ISBN-13: 978-1932350203Price: 13.95 (11.16 Amazon)From the publisher: Best-selling author Jeanne Bendick takes us for another informative and amusing journey into places and events of long ago. Herodotus and the Road to History, written in the first person, details the investigative journeys of Herodotus a contemporary of the Old Testament prophet Malachi as he takes ship from Greece and voyages to the limits of his own ancient world. His persistence, amidst disbelief and ridicule, in the self-appointed task of recording his discoveries as histories (the Greek word meaning inquiry ), means that today we can still follow his expeditions into the wonder and mystery of Syria, Persia, Egypt and the barbaric north. Jeanne Bendick's lucid text, humorous illustrations and helpful maps entertain and instruct as they open the way for readers young and old to once again join Herodotus . . . on the road to history.